It's
been a while now since I've been back in the States from Zambia. Coming
back, I carried with me an enormous sense of accomplishment on a job
well done. My team, including myself and five others from Mosaic (a
church in LA), had been planning to build of a playground for the
Breath of Heaven Orphanage in Zambia for roughly two years. We
accomplished what some said was not possible!

I
was given the responsibility of designing the playground and spent
roughly six months thinking about what this playground should be and
what it should look like. I went through several ideas before finally
deciding on what a dream playground would be.

If you were to first look at my ideasbefore
we left, the playground might have appeared too big and too elaborate
to build in only nine days. However, we ended up building it in only
eight days! It felt like we did the impossible! Before we were even
finished, some the kids started playing on the playground. It was a
highlight of the trip to see how much fun they were having. Watching them as the days went on made it more of a reality for me.

One
thing I learned from this project is that I can accomplish anything,
even the extraordinary, and it starts with an extraordinary dream to
begin with. Just taking those first steps toward your dream and making
it a reality is a powerful experience. Of course, none of this would
have been possible without my friends, family, and the support of Greg
Glassman and CrossFit, Inc. I would also like to give special thanks
to CrossFit Kids who donated necessary equipment to the playground!
THANK YOU for your support.